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Muqimi Musical Theatre

Tashkent's Uzbek musical drama theatre, founded in 1939 and named after the poet Muqimi, staging musical comedies and dramas in Uzbek.

AttractionsFounded 1939

About the place

The company began on 30 November 1939 as a comedy and satire theatre, set up by the comic actor Mirshohid Miroqilov, and in 1940 became a theatre of musical drama and comedy. In 1948 it merged with the Yangiyul musical theatre and moved into a new building.

Its stage has seen musical plays such as Alpomish, Farhod and Shirin and Muqimi, as well as comedies by Uzbek, Russian and European writers. The building is on the national heritage list; performances are in Uzbek, and music and song carry much of the story.

Why go

  • Uzbek musical theatre with live song
  • Protected heritage building
  • A local night out

Sources (4)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.ru.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.uz.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.muqimiyteatr.uz

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